Class10_Unit3_Reading

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Unit 3: People’s Background - Reading
- Lead-in
- Task 1
- Vocabulary
- Task 2
- Homework: After-you-read Activity

Lead-in. Can you name some scientists
& their specializations?
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Ampère
Thomas Edison
Marie Curie
mathematician,
physicist,
inventor
Lead-in. Can you name some scientists
& their specializations?
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Ampère
Thomas Edison
Marie Curie
philosopher,
astronomer,
physicist,
mathematician
Lead-in. Can you name some scientists
& their specializations?
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Ampère
Thomas Edison
Marie Curie
physicist
Lead-in. Can you name some scientists
& their specializations?
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Ampère
Thomas Edison
Marie Curie
physicist,
chemist
Lead-in. Can you name some scientists
& their specializations?
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Ampère
Thomas Edison
Marie Curie
inventor
Lead-in. Can you name some scientists
& their specializations?
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Ampère
Thomas Edison
Marie Curie
physicist,
chemist,
mathematician
Task 1. Match the words/phrases in A
with their meaning in B
a. having a fully developed mind
1. determine
2. ease
3. harbor
4. with flying colors
5. mature
b. keep in the mind
c. very well, with a very high grade
d. make less severe
e. find out exactly by making calculations
Task 1. Match the words/phrases in A
with their meaning in B
a. having a fully developed mind
1. determine
2. ease
3. harbor
4. with flying colors
5. mature
b. keep in the mind
c. very well, with a very high grade
d. make less severe
e. find out exactly by making calculations
Task 1. Match the words/phrases in A
with their meaning in B
a. having a fully developed mind
1. determine
2. ease
3. harbor
4. with flying colors
5. mature
b. keep in the mind
c. very well, with a very high grade
d. make less severe
e. find out exactly by making calculations
Task 1. Match the words/phrases in A
with their meaning in B
a. having a fully developed mind
1. determine
2. ease
3. harbor
4. with flying colors
5. mature
b. keep in the mind
c. very well, with a very high grade
d. make less severe
e. find out exactly by making calculations
b. keep in the mind
Task 1. Match the words/phrases in A
with their meaning in B
a. having a fully developed mind
1. determine
2. ease
3. harbor
4. with flying colors
5. mature
b. keep in the mind
c. very well, with a very high grade
d. make less severe
e. find out exactly by making calculations
b. keep in the mind
Vocabulary
general education: bậc học phổ thông
general (a): chung, phổ thông
[`dʒenərəl]
local (a): của/thuộc địa phương
[`loukəl]
brilliant (a): lấp lánh; thông minh; nổi bật
[`briljənt]
mature (a): trưởng thành, chín chắn
[mə`tjuə]
private (a): riêng; (của) cá nhân
[`praivit]
private tutor: giáo viên dạy kèm, gia sư
Vocabulary
be interrupted: bị gián đoạn
interrupt (v): làm gián đoạn
[,intə`rʌpt]
realise (v) (=realize): nhận thức
[`riəlaiz]
extremely (adv): vô cùng
to work extremely hard: làm việc (học tập) vô cùng chăm chỉ/vất vả
[iks`tri:mli]
degree (n): học vị, bằng cấp
to earn a degree; to take a degree: đạt được 1 bằng cấp
[di`gri:]
PhD (= Doctor of Philosophy): tiến sĩ
[,pi: eit∫ `di:]
Vocabulary
Sorbonne (n): tên một trường đại học của Pháp
professor (n): giáo sư/ giảng viên đại học
[prə`fesə]
award (v/n): thưởng, phần thưởng
to be awarded a Nobel Prize:
được (phong tặng) giải Nobel
[ə`wɔ:d]
atomic weight (n): trọng lượng nguyên tử
to determine the atomic weight of radium: xác định trọng lượng nguyên tử của (nguyên tố) radium
[sɔr’bɔn]
[ə`tɔmik `weit]
Task 2. Decide whether the statements
are true (T) or false (F).
1. Marie went to school in Warsaw.
2. Her dream was to become a private tutor.
3. At the Sorbonne, she studied very well.
4. She married Pierre Curie in 1894.
5. She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne.
T
F
T
F
T
F
T
F
T
F
Task 3.1. Answer the questions.
When and where was Marie Curie born?
She was born in Warsaw on November 7th, 1867.
November 7th, 1867
Warsaw
Task 3.2. Answer the questions.
What kind of student was she?
She was a brilliant and mature student.
mature
brilliant
Task 3.3. Answer the questions.
Why did she work as a private tutor?
(She worked as a private tutor)
to save money for a study tour abroad.
for a study tour abroad
to save money
Task 3.4. Answer the questions.
For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
(She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
for determining the atomic weight of radium.
determining the atomic weight of radium
the atomic weight of radium
Task 3.4. Answer the questions.
Was the prize her real joy? Why or why not?
No. It wasn’t.
Because her real joy was “easing human suffering”.
easing human suffering
no
After You Read
strong-willed intelligent
ambitious humane
hard-working
Find the evidence in the passage
to prove that Marie Curie was:
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